Musician Statement
At the center of my work is creating human connection through new music.
The flute is one of the oldest instruments in human history. It has existed in bone, wood, and metal, since prehistoric times. I am committed to continuing that lineage, not by preserving it unchanged, but by expanding it. Commissioning new works and collaborating with living composers is how I participate in the instrument’s evolution. Each project asks a simple question: what can the flute do that it has not yet done?
My artistic voice is bold, expressive, and curious. I am drawn to music that stretches the instrument’s vocabulary and reconsiders what counts as beautiful. I work frequently with electronics and the Glissando Headjoint, treating timbre as a structural and expressive tool, not just a special effect. Creating new repertoire is not an add-on to my performing life. It is the center of it.
Performance and pedagogy are inseparable for me. Teaching sharpens my listening; performing clarifies my thinking. The collaborative process of bringing a new work into existence, including conversation, experimentation, revision, and performance, mirrors the work I do with students. In both spaces, I am invested in helping ideas become sound.
My Fulbright residency in Egypt was transformative for me as a musician and teacher. Immersion in a different cultural and educational context challenged my assumptions about sound, time, and pedagogy. It required adaptability, humility, and deep listening. That experience continues to shape how I approach collaboration, studio teaching, and artistic leadership.
I am especially drawn to interdisciplinary collaboration because it challenges everyone involved. When music intersects with other disciplines, it asks sharper questions and opens new possibilities. Those are the spaces where I do my best work.
Bio
Tammy Evans, an Atlanta native, is a flutist, collaborative musician, Fulbright Scholar to Egypt, writer, and professor. She is a dedicated new music performer who is particularly interested in the commissioning and teaching of new music. Dr. Evans has commissioned over two dozen works involving flute, many with a specific focus on creating new music for the Glissando Headjoint.
Dr. Evans has recently presented and performed at the National Flute Association, British Flute Society, Canadian Flute Association, World Flutes Festival (Argentina), and New Music Gathering conventions. She spent winter break 2017 on a faculty fellowship to Israel. She has also given performances at Flute Festival Mid-South, College Music Society, Atlanta Flute Club, Flute Society of Kentucky, Austin Flute Society, Society of Composers, NACWPI, Electronic Music Midwest, MOXsonic, and South Carolina Flute Festival conventions. She has given recitals and masterclasses extensively throughout the Midwest and Southeast and was guest artist at the 2015 New Voices Festival at Wichita State University and the 2017 Montana Flute Festival. Recent solo performances with South Dakota State University ensembles include Kennan’s Night Soliloquy, the Gordeli Concerto, and Puckett’s The Shadow of Sirius. Her debut CD, Dreams Grow Like Slow Ice, was released in September 2018 and follow up album, Resonance, with percussionist Aaron Ragsdale was released in July 2021.
As a writer, Dr. Evans has had articles published in The Flutist Quarterly; Flute Talk; Pan, the Journal of the British Flute Society; The Flute View; The Flute Examiner, and South Dakota Musician.
A first-prize winner of the Atlanta Flute Club Young Artist Competition, she holds degrees in flute performance from Kennesaw State University (BM), Indiana University (MM), and the University of Georgia (DMA).
Dr. Evans has served as a judge for the Newly Published Music Competition and Collegiate Flute Choir Competition of the National Flute Association as well as of competitions of the British Flute Society, Flute Society of Kentucky, and San Diego Flute Guild. She formerly served on the board of the Atlanta Flute Club and committees of the National Flute Association. She recently gave a TEDx talk about collaboration, new music, and the Glissando Headjoint.
Dr. Evans can be found on TikTok and Instagram (@tevansflute), and at her website: www.tammyevansflute.com. She is a Powell Flutes Artist.
Reviews
“Tammy Evans Yonce is unique among today’s flutists. While her technique is flawless and her intellect profound, she is, ultimately, a supremely musical performer. I have performed with her and heard her perform my music. Both situations are truly magical.”
– Michael Kallstrom, composer/performer
“… bewitchingly performed…” “intrinsically velvet sound…” “… sonic feast for the ears…” “Tammy Evans Yonce chose a rich palette on which to showcase her engaging and sonorous sounds.”
– The Flute View, November 2018
“Tammy Evans is a dream collaborator. Her tone is beautiful, she’s game for experimentation, and she’s a great hang. I loved working with her on of even the beautiful and look forward to writing more pieces for her in the future.”
– Chris Cresswell, Composer/Sound Artist/Guitarist
Photos
Videos
Albums
Tanksounds. New commissions for flute and percussion recorded at The TANK Center for Sonic Arts, Rangely, CO with percussionist Aaron Ragsdale. (2021)
Dreams Grow Like Slow Ice. New commissions and works for flute. (2018)
Audio
Publications
2026 “Commissioning New Music for Flute: A Practical Guide to Getting Started,” The Flute Examiner. Forthcoming.
2022 New Music Shelf. Anthology of New Music for Flute. Tammy Evans Yonce, editor. Forthcoming.
November 2020 “Fulbright in the time of Corona,” The Flute Examiner.
Fall 2020 “Selected Flute Choir Works by Michael Kallstrom,” NACWPI Journal.
March 2019 “Selected Flute Works of Michael Kallstrom,” Pan – The Journal of the British Flute Society.
Fall 2018 “The Glissando Headjoint,” on behalf of the New Music Advisory Committee of the National Flute Association, The Flutist
Quarterly.
September 2018 “Glissando Headjoint for Flute,” Sequenza 21.
May 2018 “Planning and Hosting a Flute Festival,” authored with Misty Theisen, The Flute Examiner.
Winter 2017 “Janice Misurell-Mitchell: Commissioned Works,” on behalf of the New Music Advisory Committee of the National Flute
Association, The Flutist Quarterly.
Summer 2017 Interviewed for “Pixels and Pencils,” Shaya Bendix Lyon, Chamber Music Magazine.
June 2017 “A Summer Practice Plan,” The Flute View.
July 2015 “The Glissando Headjoint,” The Flute View.
June 2015 “Tracing Flute Development Through Examples at the National Music Museum, South Dakota,” Pan – The Journal of the British
Flute Society.
May 2015 “Your Career Has Begun: Professionalism as a Student,” The Flute View.
Winter 2015 “Method Books and Repertoire Options for High School Flutists,” South Dakota Musician.
2014 “Flute in the Attic” by John Walker, ed. Tammy Evans Yonce. Carl Fischer.
September 2014 “Back to School Tips,” The Flute View.
September 2014 “Robert Dick: Understanding Sound,” Pan – The Journal of the British Flute Society.
December 2013 “Jennifer Higdon: Flautist and Composer,” Pan – The Journal of the British Flute Society.
Spring 2013 “Flute Techniques – Helpful Fingerings for B-Flat,” South Dakota Musician.
March 2013 Interviewed for “Synchronicity: is there a larger plan?,” Niall O’Riordan, Pan – The Journal of the British Flute Society.
December 2012 Interviewed for “Upbeat about the Internet,” Em Peasgood, Pan – The Journal of the British Flute Society.
December 2012 Interviewed for “The Development of Flute Clubs in America,” Kathy Melago, Flute Talk.
Performances and Presentations
April 2026 Mid South Flute Festival, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
October 2023 National Flute Association Online Event • Session given “The Glissando Headjoint.”
April 2021 The Hildegard Project performance, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
July 2020 Online music festival performance, including a premiere of a work by composer Andrew Rodriguez
April 2020 Fulbright recital, Alexandria, Egypt. – cancelled due to Coronavirus.
March 2020 Faculty recital, Cairo Conservatoire, Academy of Arts, Giza, Egypt
November 2019 Faculty recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
October 2019 National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors National Conference, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar
Falls, IA
September 2019 Great Plains New Music Festival, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
September 2019 Faculty recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
August 2019 National Flute Association 47th Annual Convention, Salt Lake City, UT
July 2019 Recital performances with Melissa Keeling, flute at Areté Venue and Gallery, Brooklyn, NY and Flute Center of New York, New
York, NY
April 2019 College Music Society Great Lakes Regional Conference, University of Wisconsin – Stout, Menomonie, WI
April 2019 Performances with Roosevelt High School (Sioux Falls, SD) and Brandon Valley High School (Brandon, SD) bands
March 2019 Faculty recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
January 2019 Chamber music recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
January 2019 Faculty recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
September 2018 World Flutes Festival, Mendoza, Argentina
August 2018 National Flute Association 46th Annual Convention, Orlando, FL
August 2018 Solo Performance with the Atlanta Concert Band, Atlanta, GA
April 2018 Solo Performance with the SDSU Wind Symphony, Brookings and western SD
April 2018 Solo Performance with the SDSU Concert Band, Brookings, SD
March 2018 MOXsonic Festival and Conference, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
March 2018 Solo Performance with the SDSU Dance Program, Brookings, SD
February 2018 Faculty recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
November 2017 Guest Artist Recital, Invisible Rail Series, online
October 2017 National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors National Conference, Montevallo, AL
October 2017 Faculty recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
October 2017 Faculty recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
September 2017 Guest Artist Recital, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
September 2017 Guest Artist Recital, Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA
September 2017 Guest Artist Recital, Brevard College, Brevard, NC
September 2017 Guest Artist Recital, Mars Hill University, Mars Hill, NC
August 2017 National Flute Association 45th Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN
May 2017 New Music Gathering, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
April 2017 Solo Performance with the SDSU Concert Band, Brookings, SD
April 2017 Faculty Recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
March 2017 South Dakota Middle School All-State • “Tips to Improve Your Flute Section” workshop for band directors.
March 2017 Guest Artist Recital, Montana Flute Association, Billings, MT
April 2016 Solo Performance with the SDSU Symphonic Band, Brookings, SD
January 2016 New Music Gathering, Peabody Institute, Baltimore, MD
November 2015 Solo Performance with the SDSU-Civic Symphony, Brookings, SD
October 2015 National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors National Conference, Sioux Falls, SD
October 2015 Faculty Recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
October 2015 Faculty Recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
September 2015 Guest Artist Recital (New Voices Festival) with Alan Theisen, saxophone, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
June 2015 Canadian Flute Association Convention, University of Toronto, Canada
April 2015 Women and Gender Conference, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
April 2015 Austin Flute Society Flute Festival, Concordia University, Austin, TX
April 2015 Guest Artist Recital, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE
March 2015 Guest Artist Recital, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
November 2014 National Women’s Studies Association Convention, San Juan, Puerto Rico (paper presented by proxy)
November 2014 Faculty Recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
October 2014 TEDx Brookings, Brookings, SD
October 2014 Electronic Music Midwest, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL
October 2014 National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors/ College Music Society National Conference, St. Louis, MO
October 2014 Guest Artist Recital, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
October 2014 Guest Artist Recital, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
October 2014 Faculty Recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
September 2014 South Dakota Bach Society Recital, First Presbyterian Church, Brookings, SD
August 2014 British Flute Society Convention, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
August 2014 National Flute Association 42nd Annual Convention, Chicago, IL
March 2014 Society of Composers National Conference, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
March 2014 College Music Society Great Lakes Regional Conference, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
March 2014 South Dakota Day of Percussion, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
March 2014 Faculty Recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
March 2014 Piano and Friends Studio Recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
February 2014 TEDx Brookings, Brookings, SD
October 2013 Faculty Recitals, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
September 2013 Faculty Recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
August 2013 National Flute Association 41st Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA
February 2013 South Dakota In-Service Music Conference, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
February 2013 Faculty Recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
January 2013 Flute Society of Kentucky Convention, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY
October 2012 Faculty Recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
October 2012 Faculty Recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
September 2012 Faculty Recital, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
September 2012 Faculty Recital, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
August 2012 British Flute Society Convention, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, England
March 2012 South Carolina Flute Society Spring Festival, Charleston County School of the Arts, Charleston, SC
February 2012 Atlanta Flute Club Flute Fair, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA
January 2012 Flute Society of Kentucky Convention, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Professional Memberships
Fulbright Alumni
Mid-South Flute Society
National Flute Association
Powell Flutes Artist
Education
DMA, University of Georgia
MBA, in progress, Southern New Hampshire University
MM, Indiana University
BM, Kennesaw State University
Commissions
Dan Walzer, [in progress]
Michael Kallstrom, Chasing Time for two flutes
Alan Theisen, Anicca for flute and percussion (co-commission with Aaron Ragsdale)
Everette Minchew, Boreal Songs for flute and percussion (co-commission with Aaron Ragsdale)
Katherine Bergman, Helix for flute and percussion (co-commission with Aaron Ragsdale)
Joshua Claussen, Deluge for flute and percussion (co-commission with Aaron Ragsdale)
Melissa Keeling, Formula Two for two Glissando Flutes
Jay Batzner, A Thing I Cannot Name for solo flute
Stephanie Ann Boyd, Chartreuse for flute and piano
William Linthicum-Blackhorse, Mnicakmun for solo flute and wind ensemble
Christopher Cresswell, of even the beautiful for Glissando Headjoint and electronics
Matthew Saunders, Duo Capriccio for flute and clarinet
Roger Zare, Zodiacal Light for flute and clarinet (consortium commission)
Wes Flinn, Woody Creek Breakdown for flute
Michael Kallstrom, Chase the Horizon, for two flutes and piano
Carter Pann, Giantess for flute and piano (consortium commission)
Clare Shore, Intensities of Degrees for flute and piano (consortium commission)
Everette Minchew, Boreas for open instrumentation ensemble
Alan Theisen, Pure Besakih for flute and Glissando Headjoint
Amanda Harberg, Sonata for flute and piano (consortium commission)
Wes Flinn, Urban Legends X: Mothman for Glissando Headjoint and trombone
Daniel Walzer, Partido Alto e Bembe for solo flute
Aaron Jay Myers, The Dream Has Ended in Death for Glissando Headjoint
David Mitchell, Angularities for Glissando Headjoint
Jay Batzner, Used Illusions for Glissando Headjoint and wind ensemble
Andrew Rodriguez, Highways for solo Glissando Headjoint
Michael Kallstrom, Behind the Day for solo flute
Jay Batzner, Fire Walk for solo Glissando Headjoint
John Griffin. Follow Your Gliss for Glissando Headjoint and piano
Garrett Shatzer. Framed for alto flute and piano
Jay Batzner. Dreams Grow Like Slow Ice for Glissando Headjoint and electronics
Rob Cronin. Sonata for Flute and Piano
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